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Italian Verbs:

I verbi del venerdì:

Autunno

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Jodina

L’autunno è arrivato!  Che bello!  (Autumn has arrived! How nice!) . Here, a few autumn-inspired verbs for this installment of I Verbi del Venerdì (The Verbs of Friday). . Rastrellare ▪ Accorciare ▪ Riscaldare ▪ Ammirare ▪ Festeggiare ▪ Progettare … Continue reading →

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Italian Music:

Musica del mercoledì:

“Santa Lucia”

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Jodina

Since this week started out with la Festa di San Gennaro (The Feast & Celebration of Saint Gennaro), patron saint of Napoli aka Naples, what better song for this installment of Musica del Mercoledì (Music Wednesday) than the traditional canzone … Continue reading →

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Italian Proverb:

Il Detto della domenica:

“Chi dorme non piglia pesci.”

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Jodina

Proverbs, sayings, and idiomatic expressions are a rich way to learn new words and gain insight into the colloquial side of a language. Italian, like other languages, has a wealth of these enlightening expressions — some wise and others witty. … Continue reading →

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Italian Music: Concerto di Jovanotti: Una tribu’ che balla

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Jodina

Jovanotti — che è uno dei miei cantautori italiani preferiti  — è stato recentemente a San Francisco  ed ho avuto la buonissima fortuna di essere tra le migliaia di persone che c’erano al concerto. (Jovanotti, one of my favorite Italian … Continue reading →

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Italian Verbs: I Verbi del Venerdi’ 7.16.10

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Jodina

Buon giorno! . It’s Friday, and it’s time for a new blog post… and I thought why not some ‘verbi’ per venerdi’? (some ‘verbs’ for ‘Friday’)  And a new Italian blog post was born — I verbi del venerdi’! . … Continue reading →

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Italian Recipe: The Best Polenta EVER!

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Jodina

Salve! Recentemente ho avuto l’occasione di assaggiare quella che considero tra i migliori piatti di polenta che abbia mai mangiato. Translation: I recently had the chance to taste what I consider to be among the best polenta dishes I have … Continue reading →

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On Italian Food, Eating + Restaurants in Italy

–Comic John Pinette–

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Jodina

This video is a howl! Ti spanciarerai dalle risate (You will bust a gut/split your sides laughing)! ~ Comic John Pinette dishes about how his craving for Italian food while on a work stint in south France ends up in … Continue reading →

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Italian Idiom of the Week–In bocca al lupo!

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Jodina

Salve! Ecco la frase idiomatica della settimana = Here’s your weekly Italian Idiom, brought to you by Italiano With Jodina: In bocca al lupo! Literally, this means “in the wolf’s mouth” and is used to wish someone luck, as with … Continue reading →

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